The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-08-03

may OF the epidemic OF crime now raging
throughout the land, seize upon the most
repulslve in the catalogue. the details of
which horrify the mind, describe them
with all the wrath of invective known to
the English language, and they are as
nothing compared to the crime of the in
| describable wretch who would, with the
damning atrociousness OF perjury, swear
away the good reputation, the good char
acter, the good name. of citizens.
THE RECENT REPUBLICAN FIASCO.
The Indianapolis Journal, we need
scarcely say, is newspaper prominently
distinguished for blind partisan malignity.
In such matters it is zealot. Its bigotry
Is boundless. Its fanaticism partakes OF
the inquisition character. When Demo
Gratis are to be pursued the Journal de-
mands thumbscrews, the wheel and the
faggot. 1t wants courts organized to con-
wet, and it represents a certain class of
Republicans who have never hesitated to
corrupt elections in the interest of the Re-
publican party, as the record abundantly
proves. The singular feature of the bust
ness is that when a Democrat is indicted
for doing such wrongs as have from the
first enabled the Republican party to win
elections, the Journal and its clique at
once go into spasms of holy horror-they
raise their hands and roll their eyes sky
wards, and implore heaven and earth to
come to the rescue of the ballot-box. TIE
people pretty generally understand this
Mrs. Woodwork trance business, as played
by the Journal, the slick six, the Republic
can committee of one hundred with old
Bill Henderson for steerer.
A poor, miserable. depraved wretch, a
confessed felon, perjurer and forgerer, as
morally deformed as any creature in or
out of hell-a venal villain, compared with
whom the betrsyer of Christ was spotless
gentleman-was gotten hold of for the al
legged purpose of using his testimony to aid
virtue, righteousness, morality and all
! other good things, to win a victory over
vice in Marion County. The great Govern
NEXT of the United States was backed by
Sam Perkins, as despicable creature as
breaihes, confess ed Ion, vile
| WICiCuf o WAbAOab OAC ACQCCA-
ing trait-we say the Government of
the United safes relied upon this mon
ster of depravity to convict men, to crafty
the rancor, the malice, the deep-seated
hatred of Republican partisaDs. There
never was, in the history of psrti-
san politics, such an exhibition OF
uncomfortable malice. The Republican
Committee of One Hundred sweat venom
/ at every pore. The Journal the organ of
| Republicans, whose records are covered all
over with stains and blots, acid blemishes,
erasures and defilements from the first,
pursued Democrats for the purpose of pro-
noting the fortunes of the Republican
party. 1t assailed the Democratic District
Attorney, intimating Its doubts of
ability and fealty to obligations, and then,
as it thought it had impaired some rigidity
to that officials spine, beslimed him with
its adjulatory approval, after the style of
snake when 1t is preparing a toad for a
square meal. The Journal did what it could
10 arouse prejudice in the public mind
against men whom it wanted to
sec in the penitentiary for the good
of the Republican party, and it had
boundless faith, that in court
presided over by Judge Woods, its parti-
san hate would be gratifed. 1t knew
Judge Woods to be good Republican, and
evidently believed the Judge was suffi-
GENTLY stepped in partisan rancor to carry
out any programme required by the Re-
publican Committee OF Oae Hundred,
which would convict Democrats on the
damnable testimony of such an atrocious
villain as Sam Perkins. The Journal evil
attempt to play judge, jury, prosecutor and
| prosecutor, umpire, bottle holder and stake
holder, pitcher and batter, that he would
mount his judicial steed, booted and
spurred. armed cap-a-pie, and ride down
law and jury, and proelaiming the
credibility of the testimony of perjured
Perkins take the scalps of all the indicted
Democrats. This done, the Journal evil
IDENTIFY believed the Slick Six would be in
dorsed, the Republican Committee of One
Hundred would be vindicated, and that the
| G. o. p. would be altitudilum. The Jour-
nal, evidently had faith in Judge Woods,
that while Democrats were indicted for one
thing, theywould be tried for something
else quite different, and that the judge
would rule, as the tlial proceeded, in way
best calculated to convict. But the Jour-
nal reserved its pyrotechnic eulogy for the
charge OF Judge Woods. The Journal be-
neved the charge would be a big one, and
that the discharge Of the charge at the
jury would be something in the
nature of an earthquake that it would have
tremendous muzzle velocity, and like a
ball weighing 1000 pounds, would pene-
trate wrought iron forty inches thick, at q
distance of seven miles. The trial dragged
along but at last the charge came, the de-
molishing shot was fred, the big guH went
of, and the Journal proceeded at once to
compliment the Judge. The charge bristled
with climates. 1t had foundation like a
pyramid, it had turrets, peaks, pInacIes,
it was alpine, andean. 1t had electric
light luminosity. 1t was TO use phrase
a gusher. The judicial drill struck Black